Performances of William Walton at BBC Proms
(See all works in BBC Proms by William Walton)Sat 17 Aug 2019
- 15:00Holy Sepulchre London
The BBC Singers take the Proms to London’s ‘Musicians’ Church’ for a concert of English choral pieces spanning the 20th and 21st centuries.
The BBC Singers take the Proms to London’s ‘Musicians’ Church’ for a concert of English choral pieces spanning the 20th and 21st centuries.
Programme
- Where does the uttered music go?(6 mins)
- Sacred and Profane(16 mins)
- The Holy Boy(3 mins)
- Rorate coeli(11 mins)
- Three Donne Songs – No. 1: A Hymn to God the Father(4 mins)
- Valiant-for-truth(6 mins)
- Missa del Cid(20 mins)
- At this man’s hand(3 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
Performers
- Sofi Jeanninconductor
Tue 20 Aug 2019
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Walton’s choral masterpiece Belshazzar’s Feast gets the Proms treatment with a 300-strong choir conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. Before that, the urban landscape of Varèse’s Amériques – a portrait of the modern city in sound – meets Koechlin’s sonic jungle.
Walton’s choral masterpiece Belshazzar’s Feast gets the Proms treatment with a 300-strong choir conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. Before that, the urban landscape of Varèse’s Amériques – a portrait of the modern city in sound – meets Koechlin’s sonic jungle.
Programme
- Les bandar-log(16 mins)
- Amériques(25 mins)(original version,1921)
- interval
- Belshazzar's Feast(34 mins)
Performers
- Gerald Finleybaritone
- Orfeó Català Youth Choir
- Sir Simon Rattleconductor
Seats £14 to £62 (plus booking fee)
